TY - JOUR

T1 - Islamophobia

T2 - The bigger picture

AU - Opratko, Benjamin

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - This article maps the emergent field of Islamophobia Studies through a discussion of recently published monographs, representing the broad spectrum of theoretical and analytical approaches to the phenomenon. Strengths and deficiencies in recent works of Nathan Lean, Deepa Kumar, Chris Allen, David Tyrer and Anne Norton are discussed. I argue that in different ways, a more thorough engagement with critical and Marxist theories of racism could contribute to a more accurate understanding of the phenomenon. This, however, is predicated on recognising and theorising Islamophobia as racism - albeit one 'without races' - and a discussion about its differences from and similarities to other kinds of racism.

AB - This article maps the emergent field of Islamophobia Studies through a discussion of recently published monographs, representing the broad spectrum of theoretical and analytical approaches to the phenomenon. Strengths and deficiencies in recent works of Nathan Lean, Deepa Kumar, Chris Allen, David Tyrer and Anne Norton are discussed. I argue that in different ways, a more thorough engagement with critical and Marxist theories of racism could contribute to a more accurate understanding of the phenomenon. This, however, is predicated on recognising and theorising Islamophobia as racism - albeit one 'without races' - and a discussion about its differences from and similarities to other kinds of racism.

KW - Islamophobia

KW - race

KW - racism

KW - War on Terror

KW - Sociology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017393421&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1163/1569206X-12341512

DO - 10.1163/1569206X-12341512

M3 - Scientific review articles

AN - SCOPUS:85017393421

VL - 25

SP - 63

EP - 89

JO - Historical Materialism

JF - Historical Materialism

SN - 1465-4466

IS - 1

ER -